Originally posted by rubberjaw30The exchange gets equality. It doesn't give white any better chances than the advance, probably worse. The only benefit is psychological impact, and I don't think it is worth it.
the adv ance sucks, i recommend the exchange as white...
symmetrical variations always favor white...
and it gets the hardcore french players out of their hard studied theory immediately...
Originally posted by kmac27Hm... I looked at the game.
thanks for the games rahim i dont have problems with those variations but nice games by the way. i play games where black pushes the g pawn and never really goes for f5 to break open the game for black its just an all out play on the queenside also they dont trade off c pawns and they just try to bring up pawns in the game. heres an example game i should have ...[text shortened]... into the game due to something my computers being retarted sry but heres the game id
3199675
Did you use a database during that game?
I think you got outplayed in the middlegame and ending. I never seen that variations before but i've seen the Ba6 idea before in blitz.
I'm not sure about the opening to much, but I think you would have been better off castling kingside.
Originally posted by UmbrageOfSnowI like the exchange because it opens up the position and makes it more lively for me. More tactics and combinations when the center is open and dynamic.
The exchange gets equality. It doesn't give white any better chances than the advance, probably worse. The only benefit is psychological impact, and I don't think it is worth it.
Originally posted by rubberjaw30I posted this in another discussion on the french, but I can't find it....
the adv ance sucks, i recommend the exchange as white...
symmetrical variations always favor white...
and it gets the hardcore french players out of their hard studied theory immediately...
In the opening, white strives for advantage and black strives for equality. By playing the exchange, on move three you have stated that blacks opening is so intimidating, so fierce, and has so unmanned you that he win the opening stage.